My job of sitting outside at the front door and greeting folks as they come in for a visit is quickly coming to an end for this year. The season has changed. Fall is in charge of the weather and temps have been a bit chilly for me.
I am definitely a “fair-weather” greeter. It’s amazing how we all tend to be fair-weather people. After we had the rain and the cloudy skies, we were blessed again with some glorious sunshine.
You could hear it and see it as people had a little more bounce to their step as they sauntered by. The No. 1 topic? The weather.
People’s demeanor was changed. Just like a flower that reaches toward the sky, so too people would almost stretch upwards. They walked taller, they smiled.
One gentleman stopped to tell me, he couldn’t live in a location such as Seattle where the sun is scarce. The sun recharges us. It rejuvenates us, almost gives a sense of aliveness.
We are more content when the sun shines. It makes the world a better place. That makes me think of someone that makes the world a better place.
I am going to do a switcheroo right here in the middle of my column. I want to switch the topic from the sun shining in the sky, to the son who is the light shining in the world. The qualities of sunshine affect our disposition, just like the qualities of Jesus affect our outlook.
Even the Bible compares the s un to the s on . A comparison between the sun and son is found in Psalm 19:1-6: 1. The chief manifestor of the glory of God.
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